Levees.org's Levee Breach Bike Tour, 2012 Length: 2 min.

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This file appears in: 17th Street Canal Levee Breach in 2005
This file appears in: 17th Street Canal Levee Breach in 2005

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In 1965, Hurricane Betsy demonstrated that a major hurricane could overtop the earthen levees of the 17th Street Canal. So the Army Corps of Engineers recommended two cost-effective plans which were…